E-book revenues closing in on print

Moves toward healthier, higher-quality options will spur competition with full-service restaurants

A shift toward lower-cost cremation will stymie faster gains

Waste generation and recovery will increase alongside consumer spending on goods

But consumers’ separate purchases of low-cost internet and streaming services will weigh on gains

Rising incomes will spur consumers to replace and recycle aging durables

Deposit laws and expanding recycling programs for bars and restaurants will offset single-stream losses

Gains will be partially offset by lightweighting trends and the increasing exclusion of glass from curbside programs

Paper packaging will account for the bulk of volume increases through 2023

Rising demand among millennial and elderly consumers amid larger growth in population and incomes provides favorable backdrop for market advances